Emergency management guidelines

National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS)

The National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) is a nationally based way of providing support for Australians with disability, their families and carers.

The scheme is administered by a Commonwealth agency, the National Disability Insurance Agency, and will provide all Australians under the age of 65 who have a permanent and significant disability with the reasonable and necessary supports they need to enjoy an ordinary life.

Student transport is in scope of the NDIS. During the rollout of the NDIS (July 2016 to July 2019), student transport will be provided by the Victorian Government as an in-kind service. For more information, see: NDIS and student transport – fact sheet

Travel Educ​ation

The Travel Education Framework (TEF) is a resource to assist specialist schools with planning a sequential development program that gives students the knowledge, skills and confidence to successfully travel independently between home and school using public transport.

Background

The Students with Disabilities Transport Program provides transport assistance for eligible students attending their designated government specialist school.

The program aims to facilitate substantive equality for students with a disability and is a contribution towards and an acknowledgement of the additional costs families may incur as a result of attending a specialist school.

However, attendance at a specialist school does not automatically entitle a student to assistance or preclude parents/guardians from being primarily responsible for their child’s transport arrangements.